Water-sprinkling device



Oct. 15, 1929. n G, A, wlLLlAMs 1,731,555

WATER SPR'JNKLING DEVICE Filed Deo. 6, 1927 INVENTOR 6250/965/7//V/U/7/7J ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 15, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT.AOFFICE GEORGE A. WILLIAMS, F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA WATER-SPRINKLINGDEVICE Application filed December 6, 1927. Serial No. 238,001.

My invention relates to a water sprinkling provided with an externalthread 11, and the device and has for its principal object the other endbeing internally threaded as desigprovision of a relatively simple,practical and Iiated by 12, and this portion ot the body is eiicientsprinkling device that may be utilized provided with externally arrangeddat faces as a connecting member between two sections 1.3 that areadapted to receive a wrench oi' 5;y of water conduit such as hose orpipe, therelight tool that may be utilized when the device by enabling aplurality of the sprinkling de- S COIlIleCteCl to the end portions ofhose or vices to be located in a line ot hose or the like Plpe Sections.with the result that water may be sprinkled The Central portion of thetubular body 10 Simultaneously at different points on a lawn is providedon its top with an integral disk eo or in a garden or orchard,turther topro- Shaped bodyvlll in the top of which is formed Vide asprinklingdevice having' an adjustable LIISCGSS 15 and 150111166. integral Wltllmember that functions as a combing@ Valve dlSl .itt the Center theleOfand Within the 10- for controlling the discharge of water from CSSS 1S 1Short upwardly projecting lug 16. Jhe jet orifice and ae a prong toenter Jhe Formed through this lug and the wall of the 65 ground andanchor the device, and further iOOdy 10 1S im aperture 17 that'functions as a to provide a sprinkling device havin g a Water ietopening for the water that discharges from jet defieoting member that ispositioned over the device, and the lower end ot this aperture the jetorifice so as to break' up and spray 1S reillled t0 ferm a tapered seat18. the Water throughout a comparatively Wide Formed through the lowerportion of the 70 area. body l() and diainetrieally opposite from the Afurther object of my invention is to prolet eperllng 17 S il threadedaperture 19, vide a water sprinkling device ot the charac WlllellreeelVeS the tllreilled Port-len 20 0f e n, ter rei-'erred to that isrelatively simple in conred 2l The Upper 901131011 0f tl 11S IOd 0r thatD struction, inexpensive ot manufacture and Pertlorl f lbOVe thethreaded Portlen 20 eXteHClS which may he advantageonelv employed indiametrically across the opening through tu connection with waterconduits such'as hose blllaf member 10 and the upper end of said andpipes for the efiieient Spraying of Water rod is tapered to form a valve22 that is n throughout a comparatively wide area of edePted t0 engage011 the Seat 18 and @108e "0 ound surface. the let @Pelllllg 17- 80 WithJghe foregoing and other ohieore in The lower end of iod 21 is pointedas desigview, my invention consists in eer-rain novel hated by 23 andsaid rod between its pointed features of Congtrucfon and arl-gingen] @nt0f lOVVl1 end and threaded POItlOH 1S bent M parts that will hereinafterbe more fully delaterally l0 fOrm e Short Crank 24, Wlllell may "dscribed and claimed and illustrated in the be manually engaged When theIOd 1S rotated 85 accompanying drawing` in whioh so as to adiust itsupper end toward or away Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a from theSeat 18.-

water sprinkling device ot my improved con- BY Pelnllllg ille lOWer elle0l the rofl the latter may be utilized as a spike or prong that ustruction. Fig. 2 is an end elevational view of the de- 1S lrlserred 1nthe ground thus erlellorlllg the 9 vice sprinkling device at any desiredpoint.

Fig, 3 is a top plan View, Removably seatedin the'bottom of the re- Fig.4 is a vertical longitudinal section CeSS l5 1D dlsl 14 1S 21 dlSk 25preferably taken on the linee-4, of Fig. 3, formed of suitable sheetmetal, said disk e Referring by numerals to the aeeornpanybeing retainedin the recess by a snap or split ing drawing, which illustrates apractical rlflg 26 that 1S lneertedl il groeve 27, 'elle embodiment ofmy inventionrq() deeignates latter being formed in disk 14 Just abovethe atubular member preterablv formed of metal @dgeO the dlS'l 25, andthe central portion and which constitutes the hodv of the of said diskis cut for approximately threesprinkler, one end of said tubular bodybeing quarters 0f a Complete Clrele and that Por' tion 28 of thematerial within this en t is pressed upwardly so as to occupy anincllned plane of approximatel dlrectly above the jet opening 17, an`'thus said upwardly bent portion 28 functions as an inclined dellectorto break up and spray the Jet of water that strikes against its undersurface, and thus said spray is deflected upwardl and outwardly awayfrom the sprinkling evice.

When the central portion of the disk 25 is bent upward to form theinclined deiiector the same 1s bent transversely so as to provide aconcave under surface, and thus the water spray that is deiected by theinclined member 28 will be discharged throughout a comparatively widearea in one general direction, rather than radially in all directions,and which provision permits a person to approach the sprinkling deviceand adjust or shift the position thereof without receivingr any of thespraly that discharges from the device.

T e rod 21 in addition to serving-as a spike or prong for anchoring thesprinkling device to the ground at any desired point may be manipulatedso as to open or close the jet opening 17, and consequently enabling thejet of water that discharges through said b ppeiing to be accuratelycontrolled and reguate v A very desirable feature of my invention is theconstruction that permits the device to be located between hose or pipesections, for by such arrangement water may be simultaneously sprayed atdifferent points on a lawn or 1n a garden. By closing or plugging oneend of the tubular body 10 and connecting the other end to a section ofhose or pipe, the sprinkling device may be utilized at the end of awater conducting line, and it may be held in the hand during sprinklingor spraying operations orv anchored to 'the ground by means of a spikeor prong.

In some instances it may be found advantageous and desirable to form theends of the body 10 similar to the ends of an ordinary hose coupling,and when these end portions are inserted in the adjacent ends of hosesections and clamped thereto in the ordinary manner, the devicefunctions as a combined hose coupling and sprinkler.

It will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, form andconstruction of the various parts of my improved water sprinkling devicemay be' made and substituted for those herein shown and describedwithout. de arting from the spiritv of my invention, t e scope of whichis set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A sprinkling device comprising a tubular member provided intermediateits ends with a jet opening, an inclined deiiector positioned on thetubular member above said jet opening, a rod adjustably seated in saidtubular member opposite said jet opening,

the inner end of which rod is adapted to closev said jet opening, rod ispointed.

2. A sprinkling device comprising a tubular member provided intermediateits ends with a jet opening, an inclined dcflector po sitioned on thetubular member above said jet opening, a rod'adjustably seated in saidt-ubular member opposite said jet opening, the inner end of which rod isadapted to close said jet opening, the outer end of which rod ispointed, and a portion of which rod is bent to form a crank.

3. A sprinkling device comprising a tubular member having threaded ends,there being a jet opening formed through the wall of said tubular memberintermediate its ends, an inclined deflector removably positioned on thetubular member above said jet opening, a member screw seated in the wallof the tubular member opposite said jet opening and adapted when screwedinwardly to close said jet opening, and the outer end of which screwseated member is pointed.

4. A sprinkling device comprising a tubular member having threaded ends,there eing a jet opening formed through the *vall of said tubular memberintermediate its ends, an inclined deflector removably positioned on thetubular member above said jet opening, a member screw seated in the wallof the tubular member opposite said jet opening and adapted when screwedinwardly to close said jet opening, the outer end of which screw seatedmember is pointed, and a portion of which screw seated member is bent toform a crank.

5. In a water sprinkling device, a tubular member provided intermediateits ends with a jet opening, a disk mounted to rotate freely on top ofsaid tubular member, means for retaining said disk in position on top ofsaid tubular member, the central portion of which disk is pressedupwardly to form an inclined deiiector that is positioned above the jetopening in said tubular member, a rod adjustably seated in the bottom ofthe tubular member opposite said jet opening, the inner end of which rodis adapted to close said jet opening, and the outer end of which rod ispointed.

6. In a water sprinkling device, the combination with a tubular memberprovided intermediate its ends with a jet opening, an upstandingcircular flange surrounding said jet opening, there being a grooveformed in the inner face of said iiange a short distance above thesurface of the chamber within said flange, a disc mounted to rotatefreely on the surface of the tubular member within said flange. the edgeof which plate is positioned beneath the groove in said flange, thecentral portion of said plate being eut and pressed upwardly from themarginal portion of said plate to form an inclined deflector that is andthe outer en d of which y positioned above the jet opening in saidtubular member and a split snap ring removably positioned in the groovein said flange for retaining the dise and its inclined deieetor inposition upon the tubular member.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

GEORGE A. WILLIAMS.

